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Criteria for Filing an Out-of-State Judgment in Colorado If you were awarded a money judgment in another state, and you need to enforce that judgment in Colorado, you will need to file paper...
About Same Sex Parent Adoption - Without a Civil Union In a same sex parent adoption without a civil union, a person(s) indicates that he or she wants to raise the child permanently with the...
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Criteria to Become the Conservator for a Minor Any person concerned about the minor's financial situation, or any person who would be negatively affected if the minor's finances are not mana...
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About Toll Ticket Appeals A toll ticket appeal asks the court to look at the decision made by a hearing officer related to a ticket received for toll evasion on a toll road....
Criteria for Garnishment to Pay Child Support or Maintenance If the court ordered someone to pay you child support and/or maintenance, but that person is not paying you the money, you can go...
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About Legal Custody Adoption A legal custody adoption is when a person whom a child has lived with takes a child into their home to raise them permanently....
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The Ways to Open an Estate
File Out-of-State Foreign Judgment Step 1: When If you were awarded a money judgment in another state and you need to enforce that judgment in Colorado, you will need to file paperwork relat...
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About Reporting Out-of-State Adoption An out-of-state or foreign adoption is an order from a Colorado court saying that an adoption approved by a court outside of the United States is legal....
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About Property Tax Appeals When you start a property tax assessment appeal, you are asking the court to look at the amount of taxes that were assessed on your property....
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Criteria for Collecting a Judgment You need to make sure to collect your money before your judgment expires: If you were awarded a money judgment in county court, it will expire 6 years from...
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About Residential Foreclosures Foreclosure happens when the lender or bank tries to get money due on a home loan from the borrower....
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Opposing a Water Court Application Step 1: Time You must determine how much time you have to file your paperwork opposing the application....
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About Garnishment of Wages Garnishment of wages is used to collect a judgment by garnishing a debtor's wages....
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About Garnishment of Personal Property Garnishment of personal property is used to collect on a judgment by garnishing a person's bank accounts or other assets....
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Out-of-State Estate Paperwork and Orders in Colorado Step 1: Determine Determine whether you meet the requirements to register your out-of-state estate paperwork in Colorado....
Recovering Personal Property (Replevin) A Replevin case is a court action in which one person (the Plaintiff) seeks to recover possession of personal property wrongfully taken or detained by...
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About Criminal Appeals An appeal is a request for a higher court to review a lower court's decision....
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Step 1: Before Complete instructions can be found in JDF 432 - Filing a Change of Name A fingerprint-based criminal history check is required from both the CBI (Colorado Bureau of Investigat...
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Filing an Application in Water Court Step 1: Application The type of application you file with the court will depend on what you are trying to do (for example: applying for a new water righ...
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About Stepparent Adoption A stepparent adoption is when a person indicates that he or she wants to raise their child permanently with their husband or wife who is not the biological parent o...
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About Adoption by a Family Member Adoption by a family member is when a grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, or other relative takes a child into their home to raise them....
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Overview These instructions and forms only apply to a person who was convicted of a felony, or a person who was adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent for an offense that would constitute a fe...
These standard instructions are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice about your case....
How to Respond to an Appeal You are the Appellee if you receive a Notice of Appeal involving a small claims or county civil case that you were part of....